σκύφος

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown, perhaps Pre-Greek.[1] Compare σκάφος (skáphos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σκῠ́φος (skúphosm (genitive σκῠ́φου); second declension
σκῠ́φος (skúphosn (genitive σκῠ́φεος or σκῠ́φους); third declension

  1. a cup or can, especially one used by peasants
    1. of wooden milk-vessels
  2. (perhaps) a skull
    • PMag.Par. 1.1996

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Translingual: Austroscyphus, Scyphozoa
  • Classical Syriac: ܐܣܩܦܐ (ʾesqəp̄āʾ)
  • Latin: scyphus

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σκύφος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1363-1364

Further reading

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